Start Campaign To Standarize
Fire Hydrant Threads
Town Seeks Land Parcels
From State
A legislative campaign to standardize
fire hydrant threads has
been launched by die Long Island
Water Conference. Every
state senator and assemblyman is
being contacted by the Water Conference,
according to Joseph
Segall, conference chairman.
Fire hazards are an inherent
danger when hydrants have
different threads, it was pointed
out by Louis Mirando, chairman
of the Conference's legislative
committee and the group's
former chairman. In hundreds
of communities, different threads
exist on fire hydrants posing
critical problems to fire departments
when answering fire
alarms.
Mirando explained: " The fire
departments are unable in many
instances to connect to hydrants
in cases of either incorrect
threads within their own districts,
or different threads in
adjoining fire districts during
times of normal mutal assistance
or major catastrophy."
Mirando stressed that new hydrant
cost should be slightly
less with hydrant thread standardization
due to the elimination
of retooling, and costs in keeping
an inventory on different
threads. The savings would help
to offset die rethreading costs-which
are approximately nine
dollars for hose connection and
$ 23 for a pumper connection,
plus about $ 10 in labor costs
per connection.
Both Long Island Water Conference
officials recommend the
2 1/ 2 inch national standard hose
connection and 4 1/ 2 inch national
standard pumper connection as
the standard for all hydrant outlets.
McCloskey Says Fares Not Fair
Assemblyman Francis P. McCloskey
of Wantagh this week
sponsored a bill which would enable
the Metropolitan Transportation
Authority to use its surplus
funds to hold the line against Long
Island Rail Road fares.
In submittingthe measure, McCloskey
noted that the present
State public authorities law " permits
the MTA to protect New York
City's 20- cent subway fare by a
transfer of all or part of its
surplus funds to the New York
City Transit Authority, which
operates the subways."
" However," said McCloskey,
" the current law doesn't permit
the MTA to come to the rescue
of the Rail Road and its riders,
who have suffered repeated fare
hikes in recent years,,
McCloskey said his bill would
serve to correct the " gross discrimination
that exists between
the fare structure of the city
transit authority and the Long
Berner Divides With Kennedy
Berner High split a pair of
baseball games with Kennedy this
week winning by a 6- 0 score and
dropping a close 4- 3 encounter,
after leading 3 to 1.
Tom McGrath hit a three run
homer in the 6- 0 game while Jim
Hughes scattered five hits.
The Bisons held a 3- 1 lead
until the fifth inning in the 4- 3
loss but a three run rally was the
undoing of pitcher Bruce Bruner
who was relieved by Tom Mello.
In non league action, Berner
beat Farmingdale 5- 1 and lost to
Lindenhurst 3 to 1. Kevin Long got
the Farmingdale win while Bruce
Bruner toiled on the mound a-gainst
Lindenhurst.
Coach Don Lang's lads are now
12- 5 overall and 5- 3 in league
play. The team will engage I r e e -
port in a two game series on
Tuesday away and at home on
Wednesday.
Island Rail Road. " For example,"
he said, " a New York
subway rider can travel up to
27 miles for 20 cents, while a
Long Islander must pay 92 cents
to travel approximately the same
distance on the Rail Road.
" Since the MTA, a state
authority, now controls both commuter
systems," Mc^ o- skey added,
" I don't sec '., hy taxpayers
on Long Island should be asked
to contribute to the subsidization
of city transit while the law denies
the same help for those who
use the LIRR."
Using the subway riders' 20-
cent " bargain ride" as a reference
base, McCloskey said that
LIRR commuters from Massa-pequa
pay 94 cents for 30.3
miles to Pcnn Station; Massapequa
PaiK commuters pay 95
cents for 31.1 miles and Farmingdale
commuters pay 96 cents
for 32.3 miles.
The Oyster Bay Town Board
this week passed a resolution
formally applying to New York
State for three parcels of land
along the Wantagh- Oyster Bay
Expressway which were declared
surplus by the state in November,
1967. The land, estimated
to be worth over $ 300,000, would
be used for park and recreation
purposes.
Councilman Edmund A. Ocker,
who has been corresponding with
state officials regarding the
property, said that he was now
optimistic about the town's
chances of acquiring the land »
On April 24, Ocker met in Albany
with Ben Frank, deputy commissioner
of the Office of General
Services, and Charles Jennings,
chief of the Bureau of Surplus
Properties. He was joined by
Owen To Smith, the town's counsel
on federal and state aid, ana
Joseph Brancz, town deputy com-missioner
of Public Works. Following
that meeting Ocker reported
that the state officials
seemed receptive to the town's
bid.
If the state does decide in the
town's favor, each parcel will be
obtained for $ 1.00 per piece. A
3.12 acre parcel is located in
Plainedge at the northwest corner
of Boundary Avenue and the
Wantagh- Oyster Bay Expressway;
a 1.3 acre parcel in Plain-edge
at the Southeast of Boundary
Ave. and the Wantagh- Oy-ster
Bay Expressway, at Iowa
Ave. and in Syosset, east of
Evon Lane, southwest of intersection
of Wantagh- Oyster Bay
Expressway and Woodbury Road,
on the west side of Terrehans
Lane.
Mohawks Beat Braves
In Babe Ruth Opener
The
League
opened
American Babe Ruth
for 13 to 15 year olds,
its baseball season last
Saturday. In the season's opener,
the Mohawks behind the seven
hit pitching of Mike Sapanaro,
downed the Braves 5- 3. Dana
Meyer with a 2 for 4 effort
and Alan Tllicete were the Mohawks
sluggers.
Billy Shannon hurled a strong
game, but three crucial errors
were the Braves undoing. Richie
Allen and Kenny King were the
Braves batting stars.
In the night cap, the outslugged
but errorless Kiwanians toppled
14- 7. The winning
Ed Healy. Joel
Cayugas, belted a
the Cayugas
pitcher was
Wit of the
home run.
In Sunday's opener, the Sen-ecas,
behind the effective pitching
of Chris Ebel and the spectacular
fielding of Mike McCann
stopped the Mohicans 6- 2.
A clutch double by Ken Silver
and a single by Gary Kolb
were the big blows.
In Sunday's nightcap, Paul
O'Donnell's grand slam and solo
home runs and the slow curve
of pitcher Jerry Ryan were
all that the Pawnees needed to
scalp the Sioux 8- 4.
Chiefs Hit Skids, Lose Three
Massapequa High ran into
trouble this week as they dropped
a pair of league baseball games
to Valley Stream by 3- 1 and 4- 2
scores and were blanked 7- 0 by
Chaminade in non league action.
Pitcher Joe Gray allowed five
hits in the 3- 1 loss and after a
shaky first inning when the winners
scored all their runs settled
down to pitch fine ball.
In the 4- 2 loss Dick Gruen-thal
was bothered by wildness
walking six men.
Kevin Bellew and Mike Fan-schel
toiled on the mound in the
Chaminade game played under
the lights last Saturday atSalis-bury
Park.
On Friday, the Chiefs play
St. Agnes at Rockville Centre,
followed by an away and home
series on Tuesday and Wednesday
with East Meadow.
Pequa Jay Vees Win Pair
The Massapequa High Jay Vee
baseball team posted a pair of
wins over Valley Stream Central
by 5- 0 and 7- 6 scores to
give the little Chiefs a 7- 3league
record.
Pitcher Warren D a n g e lo
posted the 7- 6 win and Andrew
Cohen tossed a one- hitter in
the shutout victory.
Coach Harold Anderson's team
will play St. Agnes this Friday
at Rockville Centre followed by
East Meadow on Tuesday.
Dalers Split Plainedge Series
Farmingdale High and Plain-edge
split a pair of baseball
games this week with Farming-dale
posting an 8- 3 win followed
by a Plainedge 14- 3 romp.
Daler pitcher Harvey Beckwith
and Dennis Russak of Plainedge
each posted wins.
Plainedge will take on Division
of Levittown on Friday, followed
by a home and away series on
Tuesday and Wednesday with
Clarke.
Farmingdale will play Island
Trees away on I rida; and at home
on Monday followed by a pair with
MacArthur on Tuesday and Wednesday.
ALL REGULAR ACCOUNTS EARN
year
Latest
Dividend
Declared
PAID FROM DAY OF DEPOSIT
COMPOUNDED 4 TIMES A YEAR
NEW
MASSAPEQUA
OFFICE
Little League Auxiliary Slates Spring Dance
The Ladies Auxiliary of the
M a s s a p e q u a American Little
League will hold their annual
Spring Dance on Friday, May
17th at 9 P. M. at the Knights of
Columbus Hall in Seaford. Ticket
donation is $ 4 per person. Those
interested in purchasing tickets
may call Mrs. McCann at Li 1-
8779.
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